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Forum: The Movies
10-02-2007, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 57,660
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davem
It doesn't have to go anywhere if its...
It doesn't have to go anywhere if its interesting. The utilitarian approach to threads usually leads to a dead end. You discuss till you reach a consensus & then it stops & everyone toddles off to... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-02-2007, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 57,660
Posted By
davem
Alan Lee:
As to the B&W illustrations...
Alan Lee: As to the B&W illustrations in CoH, Lee has chosen to top & tail the chapters with 'mood pieces'. Its clearly been his approach to Tolkien illustration all along, so I don't see how... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-02-2007, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 57,660
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davem
There is a painting by Lee of the assault on...
There is a painting by Lee of the assault on Angband in the CoH Calendar, so its there if you want to see it. Lee's approach to illustrating Tolkien's work has been consistent since he took on... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-02-2007, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 92
Views: 57,660
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davem
Yes but you still haven't told us exactly what...
Yes but you still haven't told us exactly what kind of imagery you'd like to se in the books. As Rune points out, there are a number of images of Glaurung, of Orcs of dead warriors in the book, & the... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-01-2007, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 57,660
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davem
There are monsters on the covers - I've mentioned...
There are monsters on the covers - I've mentioned the various H0M-e covers that depict dragons, Morgoth & Shelob. The UK hb of Unfinished Tales has Tolkien's own picture of Glaurung. But they don't... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-01-2007, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 57,660
Posted By
davem
Please tell me where these delicate flowers are....
Please tell me where these delicate flowers are. Which artists have been driven to despair & loss of hope by the cruel dictates of the Tolkien Estate? I only know of three main artists used by the... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-01-2007, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 92
Views: 57,660
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davem
You seem to be saying that artists are afraid to...
You seem to be saying that artists are afraid to anger the Estate by saying the 'wrong' thing. It seems to me that any artist who said anything the Estate found 'offensive' would be biting the hand... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-30-2007, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 57,660
Posted By
davem
I asked what you think they're like, & what you...
I asked what you think they're like, & what you think they're doing. You seem to have spent a good few posts on this thread almost, but not quite, accusing them (& CT in particular) of being control... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-30-2007, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 57,660
Posted By
davem
I'm not sure that your own opinion on the...
I'm not sure that your own opinion on the 'original' cover art can be used as proof that CT sent the boys round to AL's studio & put the squeeze on him. AL has stated (in the Amazon.com interview he... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-30-2007, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 92
Views: 57,660
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davem
I'm not sure what point you were making re the...
I'm not sure what point you were making re the Estate. The simple (& indisputable as far as I can see) fact is that no-one is being forced to make a Sil movie, the owners of the rights (the Estate)... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-30-2007, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 92
Views: 57,660
Posted By
davem
I think this is only due to the prominence of...
I think this is only due to the prominence of movies now - people have always visualised the stories they've read or been told. Its just that now, with so many books being automatically turned into... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-29-2007, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 57,660
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davem
(re-posting as myself - if anyone just saw this...
(re-posting as myself - if anyone just saw this under Lal's name) I'm sorry, but do you have any evidence for that statement? The Estate costing artists jobs??? This seems to be bordering on... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-29-2007, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 92
Views: 57,660
Posted By
davem
But we saw with the BBC radio production of LotR...
But we saw with the BBC radio production of LotR that the scripts were sent to CT for approval & he responded positively, & even sent a cassette of pronunciations to enable them to get it right. It... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-29-2007, 04:26 AM
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Replies: 92
Views: 57,660
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davem
There does seem to be a feeling among some people...
There does seem to be a feeling among some people - not just Tolkien fans - that popular novels should automatically be turned into movies. 'I like this book - when's the movie out?' Some books... |
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